Twenty years on mum of six achieves her dream to become a nurse
A mum-of-six has finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a nurse 20 years after she gave up her studies to have a baby – overcoming the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic in the process. Katherine Cummings, from Coedpoeth, near Wrexham, is now celebrating both her...
Police boss delighted to cop quartet of awards for openness
A police boss has spoken of his pride after receiving an award for the fourth year running for the open and transparent way he and his staff work. The office of North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has once again been presented with a Transparency...
Containerville North Wales as storage giant builds Deeside business park
Shovels are in the ground for a revolutionary new business park in North Wales that combines storage and office space – all built from containers. The new Interlinq site in Sandycroft, on Deeside, close to the A55 North Wales Expressway is to be built for...
Call for care homes to be given top priority amid “totally unacceptable” testing shambles
A social care leader has hit out over the “totally unacceptable” shambles around Covid-19 tests and called for care homes to be given top priority. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said the lack of capacity and the delays in providing results were...
Serial killer Peter Moore threatens legal action to block new book about his murder spree
Serial killer Peter Moore who brutally stabbed four men to death is threatening legal action in an attempt to block the publication of a book that reveals the full extent of his depravity. Moore has written letters to author Dylan Rhys Jones, a former solicitor who...
The pie’s the limit for Kerry and baker’s dozen of heroes
A bakery’s pie expert is celebrating two major achievements in his career – 30 years with the firm and making millions of award-winning products. Kerry Wilson who joined the Wrexham-based Village Bakery straight from school in 1990 was among a baker’s dozen of staff...
Wood you believe it? Giant gorilla takes pride of place in care home garden
Talented chainsaw sculptor Paul Morris has carved a new latest masterpiece – a five foot tall gorilla. The giant ape has taken pride of place among a magnificent menagerie of wooden wild creatures at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham where Paul works as...
Audi Q8 road test by Steve Rogers
Audi had one thing in mind for the Q8: Make it the best premium SUV money can buy. And the flagship of the Q family makes quite a statement with design lines a little more adventurous than we are used to. Compared to not so pretty Q7 the Q8, with its restyled in your...
Disastrous data breach highlights need for urgent reforms, says social care leader
A social care leader says the disastrous data breach which led to the details of more than 18,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus being published online has highlighted the need for major reforms. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, is also...
Welsh rugby legends go head-to-head in the Isuzu Big Tow challenge
Two titans of Welsh rugby have gone head to head in an epic towing battle – with the help of Europe’s biggest trailer maker. Legendary Wales captain and British and Irish Lion Alun Wyn Jones and national teammate, Josh Navidi, were put through their paces in a ‘Big...
